Terms & Conditions
CLEANING SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS CLEANING SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated the date of the personalised email quotation sent to you the client (the "Client")
CONTRACTOR
CleanHome24 15, Eldridge Gardens, Romsey SO51 7RT
(the "Contractor")
BACKGROUND
The Client is of the opinion that the Contractor has the necessary qualifications, experience and abilities to provide cleaning services to the Client.
The Contractor is agreeable to providing such cleaning services as detailed in the personalised quotation and subsequent invoice, including any modifications agreed, to the Client on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
IN CONSIDERATION OF the matters described above and of the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Client and the Contractor (individually the "Party" and collectively the "Parties" to this Agreement) agree as follows:
SERVICES PROVIDED
The Client hereby agrees to engage the Contractor to provide the Client with the following cleaning services (the "Services"):
Clean domestic premises in areas defined by customer and confirmed by the personalised quotation and subsequent invoice including any agreed modifications.
The venue for delivery of the Services is: As indicated by the client.
The time for delivery of the Services is: As agreed.
The Services will also include any other cleaning tasks which the Parties may agree on. The Contractor hereby agrees to provide such Services to the Client at a price to be agreed.
TERM OF AGREEMENT
The term of this Agreement (the "Term") will begin on the date of this Agreement and will remain in full force and effect until the completion of the Services, subject to earlier termination as provided in this Agreement. The Term may be extended with the written consent of the Parties.
In the event that either Party wishes to terminate this Agreement prior to the completion of the Services, that Party will be required to provide two days' written notice to the other Party.
PERFORMANCE
The Parties agree to do everything necessary to ensure that the terms of this Agreement take effect.
CURRENCY
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all monetary amounts referred to in this Agreement are in GBP.
PAYMENT
The Contractor will charge the Client a flat fee as detailed on personalised quotation and subsequent invoice, including any modifications agreed, for the Services (the "Payment").
The Client will be invoiced prior to the Services being undertaken.
Invoices submitted by the Contractor to the Client are due upon receipt and must be received by the contractor at least two working days prior to the day of service commencement.
In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Client prior to completion of the Services but where the Services have been partially performed, the Contractor will be entitled to pro rata payment of the Payment to the date of termination provided that there has been no breach of contract on the part of the Contractor.
The Contractor will be responsible for all income tax liabilities and National Insurance or similar contributions relating to the Payment and the Contractor will indemnify the Client in respect of any such payments required to be made by the Client.
The Contractor will not be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection with providing the Services of this Agreement.
TRADE SECRETS
Trade secrets (the "Trade Secrets") include but are not limited to any data or information, technique or process, tool or mechanism, formula or compound, pattern or test results relating to the business of the Client, which are secret and proprietary to the Client, and which give the business a competitive advantage where the release of that Trade Secret could be reasonably expected to cause harm to the Client.
The Contractor agrees that they will not disclose, divulge, reveal, report or use, for any purpose, any Trade Secrets which the Contractor has obtained, except as authorised by the Client or as required by law. The obligations of confidentiality will apply during the Term and will survive indefinitely upon termination of this Agreement.
RETURN OF PROPERTY
Upon the expiry or termination of this Agreement, the Contractor will return to the Client any property, documentation, records, or confidential information which is the property of the Client.
CAPACITY/INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
In providing the Services under this Agreement it is expressly agreed that the Contractor is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The Contractor and the Client acknowledge that this Agreement does not create a partnership or joint venture between them, and is exclusively a contract for service.
AUTONOMY
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will have full control over working time, methods, and decision making in relation to provision of the Services in accordance with the Agreement. The Contractor will work autonomously and not at the direction of the Client. However, the Contractor will be responsive to the reasonable needs and concerns of the Client.
EQUIPMENT
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will provide at the Contractor’s own expense, any and all equipment, accessories, chemicals, solvents, cleaning fluids, workwear and any other supplies necessary to deliver the Services in accordance with the Agreement.
NO EXCLUSIVITY
The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is non-exclusive and that either Party will be free, during and after the Term, to engage or contract with third parties for the provision of services similar to the Services.
NOTICE
All notices, requests, demands or other communications required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement will be given in writing and delivered to the Parties at the following addresses:
______________________
______________________________
CleanHome24
15, Eldridge Gardens, Romsey SO51 7RT
or to such other address as either Party may from time to time notify the other.
INDEMNIFICATION
Except to the extent paid in settlement from any applicable insurance policies, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, and its respective affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, penalties, punitive damages, expenses, reasonable legal fees and costs of any kind or amount whatsoever, which result from or arise out of any act or omission of the indemnifying party, its respective affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns that occurs in connection with this Agreement. This indemnification will survive the termination of this Agreement.
ADDITIONAL CLAUSE
Payment in full must be received at least 48hrs prior to the day of work commencing.
MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT
Any amendment or modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either Party in connection with this Agreement will only be binding if evidenced in writing signed by each Party or an authorised representative of each Party.
TIME OF THE ESSENCE
Time is of the essence in this Agreement. No extension or variation of this Agreement will operate as a waiver of this provision.
ASSIGNMENT
The Contractor will not voluntarily, or by operation of law, assign or otherwise transfer its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Client.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
It is agreed that there is no representation, warranty, collateral agreement or condition affecting this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
TITLES/HEADINGS
Headings are inserted for the convenience of the Parties only and are not to be considered when interpreting this Agreement.
GENDER
Words in the singular mean and include the plural and vice versa. Words in the masculine mean and include the feminine and vice versa.
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.
SEVERABILITY
In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, all other provisions will nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable with the invalid or unenforceable parts severed from the remainder of this Agreement.
WAIVER
The waiver by either Party of a breach, default, delay or omission of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other Party will not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provisions.
The performance of the agreed cleaning services assumes acceptance of the above by both parties.
